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Japan and America

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When Commodore Matthew Perry sailed to Japan and demonstrated American naval strength, he forced the empire to engage in trade with the United States. How did this new, strong-armed relationship influence both parties? Pupils consider the effects by examining a print of American life by a Japanese artist created in 1861.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Concepts
japanese art, japan, japanese history, american history, japanese-american history, primary source images, primary source analysis, primary sources, art analysis, american imperialism, imperialism
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • Develop additional questions that prompt scholars to consider how the views of other nations help people understand American history
Classroom Considerations
  • Create a free Stanford History Education Group account to use the activity
  • Class members may need background on America's relationship with Japan in the 1800s to interpret the primary source
Pros
  • Art is visually stimulating and engaging
  • Activity student to consider various perspectives of history
Cons
  • Starter question could be perceived as ethnocentric, as it only questions the reliability of the artwork